Deadliest highways in Texas

By Compiled by Maribel Molina

on September 17, 2014 1:36 PM

Photo: DPS Photos Obtained From A Publi

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The number of crashes that kill three or more victims has risen sharply in Texas as the state's oil and gas industry booms. Take a closer look at the deadliest highways in Texas with the following photos.

The number of crashes that kill three or more victims has risen sharply in Texas as the state's oil and gas industry booms. Take a closer look at the deadliest highways in Texas with the following photos.

Photo: DPS Photos Obtained From A Publi

The number of crashes that kill three or more victims has risen... Photo-6872379.93849 - Houston Chronicle

U.S. Highway 90Rank: 11 (tie) Triple fatalities: 10 killed, three injured in 3 accidents
Overall fatalities 2010-2014: 95 Length: 607.63 miles long
Location: US Highway 90 crosses Texas from east to west and parallels Interstate 10 less

U.S. Highway 90Rank: 11 (tie)Triple fatalities: 10 killed, three injured in 3 accidentsOverall fatalities 2010-2014: 95Length: 607.63 miles longLocation: US Highway 90 crosses Texas from east to west and ... more

State Highway 72 The highway connects small Eagle Ford boom towns
Overall fatalities 2010-2014: 22
Length: 111.7 miles Location: Connects a series of small towns in the Eagle Ford shale play, including Three Rivers, Tilden and Kenedy

State Highway 72
The highway connects small Eagle Ford boom towns
Overall fatalities 2010-2014: 22Length: 111.7 milesLocation: Connects a series of small towns in the Eagle Ford shale play, including ... more

Interstate 10 Two crashes in rural Colorado County near Eagle Ford wells are shown.Overall fatalities 2010-2014: 422 Length: 877 miles Location: Interstate 10 crosses Texas from El Paso to Beaumont, passing through San Antonio and Houston. less